Folding steamer deck chair



Feb. 4-, 1941. F, HASCH E 2,230,685

FOLDING- STEAMER DECK CHAIR Filed Dec. 14, 19:58

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 4, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFECE 2Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a foldingsteamer deck chair.

More specifically, the invention proposes the construction of a foldingsteamer deck chair characterized by the provision of an inclined chairback having arm rests extending forwardly therefrom and a seat connectedtherewith at its rear and having its front supported by means of legswith said legs extending upwards and being pivotally connected to thefront end of said arms in a particular manner to permit said chair to becompletely folded when not in use.

Still further the invention proposes the construction of a footextension pivotally supported upon the front end of said seat member andextended therefrom for permitting ones feet to be rested thereon andbeing connected with said seat in a manner to be extended beneath saidseat when so desired.

Another object of this invention is the provision of an abutment formedupon the upper ends of said front legs at the point of connectionbetween saidlegs and said arms and engageable against the said arms forlimiting the 26 pivoting of said legs with relation to said arms forholding the chair in its open position.

A further object of this invention is the provision of an adjustablesurface mounted upon said arm in the vicinity of said abutment and in aparticular manner to be adjusted with relation to said abutment forcontrolling the position of said legs with relation to said arms beforesaid abutment will strike said surface to control the inclination ofsaid back with relation to said seat.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosureFig. 1 is a perspective of a folding steamer deck chair constructedaccording to this invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective View of one corner of the seat and thefoot extension.

Fig. 3 is an elevational View of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the outer corners of said footextension.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of Fig. 5.

Fig. '7 is a sectional view on the line 'l'| of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of the pivotal connection betweenone of the front legs and one of the arm rests.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional View on the line 9--9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view on the line Ill-l0 of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 10 but illustrating a pivoted positionof the arm rest.

Fig. 12 is a View similar to Fig. 9 but illustrating a modification ofthe invention.

Fig. 1.3 is a sectional view on the line l3l3 of Fig. 12.

Fig. 14 is a view similar to Fig. 13 but illustrating a pivoted positionof the arm rest with relation to the leg.

The folding steamer deck chair, according to this invention, includes avertical and rearwardly inclining chair back l0 having sides Ifla thebottom ends of which rest upon the ground forming the rear legs of thechair The chair back I0 is in the form of a frame with an end bar lllbextending between the sides Illa and spaced from the bottom end thereof.A second end bar l0c is extended between the upper ends of the sidesIlla and a plurality of slats Hid are extended between the bars lUb andI00 forming a surface against which ones back may rest.

Horizontal arm rests I l are pivotally connected with said chair backand extend forwards therefrom. The rear ends of the horizontal arm restsII are pivotally supported upon an intermediate portion of the sidesIna. of the back Ill between the end bars Nb and Ito by means of pins I2 which extend through the ends of the arms and through the sides 10a. 7

Front legs l3 have their upper ends pivotally supported upon the frontends of the arm rests II. The front legs l3 extend downwards and areinclined rearwards substantially parallel. to the rearward inclinationof the chair back II]. A seat M is pivotally mounted between the frontlegs l3 and extends rearwards and terminates in auxiliary legs extendedto the rear of the legs formed by the bottomends of the sides Illa. ofthe chair back ID. of a frame comprising side members I la which havetheir intermediate portions pivotally supported upon an intermediateportion of the front legs l3 by means of pins l5 which extendtherethrough.

A bar I6 is extended between the sides Ilia of the chair back In and hasits ends extended The seat I4 is in the form beyond the width of thechair back and upon which the rear portion of the sides I40, of the seatI4 are adapted to rest. The rear ends of the sides I40. are extendedbeyond the back It and are curved downwards forming the auxiliary legsbefore-mentioned. An end bar Mb is extended between the front ends ofthe sides Ma and a second end bar [40 is extended between anintermediate portion of the sides Ma. A plurality of slats Md areextended between the end bars Mb and Me forming a surface upon which tosit.

The bar I40 is mounted upon and extended between the sides I la of thechair seat I4 on the side of the sides Illa opposed to the bar IS. Thebars I6 and I4 c act to limit the movement of the sides I la withrelation to the sides HM. and provide a pivot about which the seat I4 isadapted to be pivoted with relation to the back I!) for folding the seatupon the back when the chair is closed.

The pivotal connection between the front legs I3 and the arm rests IIconsists of U-shaped members I8 which have their intermediate armsattached to the bottom face of the arms rests I I with the arms of theU-shaped members I8 extending downwards therefrom.

The upper ends of the front legs I3 are adapted to be engaged betweenthe arms of the U-shaped members I8 as shown in Fig. 8. Pins I9 extendthrough the arms of the U-shaped members and pass through the upper endsof the front legs I3 for pivotally supporting the front legs on the armrests I I. A pivot limiting means is associated with the pivots of thearm rests and the front legs for holding the chair in its open position.This means comprises a U-shaped member 20 mounted upon the upper ends ofthe front legs I3 and which have their arms attached to the less bymeans of screws 2I- which pass therethrough. The intermediate portionsof the U- shaped members 20 are formed with abutments 2011 which areadapted to strike the intermediate arms of the U-shaped members I8 inthe completely open position of the chair as shown in Fig. 10 forlimiting movement of the legs with respect to the arms rests in onedirection only for holding the chair in its open position. The abutments20a do not limit the legs from being pivoted backwards to asubstantially! parallel plane with relation to the arm rests II forpermitting the chair tobe closed.

A foot extension 22 has one of its ends pivotally supported upon thefront end of the seat l4. The foot extension 22 is in the form of aframe comprising side arms 22a. An end bar 22b is extended between theouter ends of the side arms 22a. A second end bar 220 is supportedbetween the inner ends of the side arms 22a and a plurality of slats 22dare extended between the end bars 221) and 22c forming a surface uponwhich ones legs may rest.

A means is provided for pivotally supporting the inner ends of the footextension 22 upon the front end of the seat I4. This means is in theform of U-shaped members 23 which are engaged around the front ends ofthe sides I la of the seat It. The inner faces of the U-shaped members23 are closed by means of webs 23b which extends along the inner face ofthe front ends of the sides Ida. L-shaped members 24 are mounted uponthe end bar 220. The L- shaped members 24 have one of their arms mountedupon the bottom face of the end bars 22c by means of screws 25 and theother of their arms extend upwards along the ends of the end bar 220. Apeg 26 is mounted upon the upward- 1y extending arms of the L-shapedmembers 24 and engage into openings 21 formed in the webs 23b of theU-shaped members 23 for pivotally supporting the back end of the footextension 22 upon the front end of the seat I4.

A means is provided for supporting the front ends of the foot extension22 in a plane substantially parallel with the plane of the seat I4 andcomprises a pair of legs 28 which have their upper ends pivotallymounted upon the front ends of the side arms 22a of the foot extension22. The legs 28 extend downwards and have their bottom ends connectedtogether by means of a bar 29 which extends there-between.

The pivotal connection between the side arms 22a and the legs 28 isaccomplished by means of screws 3E3 which pass through openings 3|formed in the side arms 22a and which pass through similar openings 32formed in the top ends of the legs 28.

A nut 33 is adapted to be engaged on the screw 38 and within a recess32a which extends from the opening 32. That portion of the screws 30which pass through the side arms 22a are not formed with threads. Awasher 34 is mounted upon the screw 30 and is interposed between theadjacent faces of the side arm 22a and the leg 28.

In the folded condition of the chair the legs 28 of the foot extensionare adapted to be swung rearwards and engaged between the side arms 22athereof, and the entire foot extension including the legs 28 is adaptedto be swung downwards and rearwards into a position extended F parallelwith and below the seat It. The seat M including the foot extension 22and the legs 28 are then adapted to be collapsed upon the chair back Itcausing the front legs I3 to assume a position parallel with the armrests II which also have assumed a position parallel with the chair backIf).

According to the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 12 to 14inclusive a means is provided for controlling the distance to which thefront legs I3 will pivot before the abutment 20a strikes the U-shapedmember I8 for controlling the inclination of the chair back III withrelation to the seat It. This means comprises a square plate 35 which ismounted between the arms of the U-shaped member I8 and which is limitedagainst rotating by its engagement with the side arms and which isadapted to be extended and retracted with relation to the U- shapedmember 20 for controlling the distance i through which the legs I3 maybe pivoted be fore the abutment 20a will strike there-against as shownin Fig. 13.

The means for extending and retracting the plate 35 comprises a screw 36which has its head located within a recess Ila formed in the arm restII. The shank portion of the screw 36 extends through the arm rest IIand is formed with a collar 3'I adjacent the bottom face of the arm restII which prevents the screw 36 from moving upwards with relation to thearm rest 5 I but which leaves the screw free to be rotated. The bottomend of the screw 36 threadedly engages into the plate 35 and when thescrew 36 is rotated in one direction or the other the plate 35 isextended or retracted, depending on the direction of rotation for movingit closer to or further away from the U-shaped member 20. When the plate35 is moved closer to the U- shaped member 23 the abutment 20a willstrike the plate 35 more quickly, limiting the pivoting of the back 50to a position in which it will be more nearly perpendicular withrelation to the seat. However, if the plate 35 is moved further awayfrom the U-shaped member 20 the leg 13 will pivot through a greaterdistance before the abutment 20a strikes the plate permitting the chairback IE) to assume a rearwarclly inclined position with relation to theseat 14. In other respects this form of the invention is similar to theprevious form.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming with the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a folding chair, a substantially horizontal seat having a side armterminating in an auxiliary leg, a vertical rearwardly inclining chairback having a side arm pivotally mounted on the side arm of said seatand terminating in a rear leg disposed in front of said auxiliary leg, asubstantially horizontal arm rest having its rear endpivotally supportedupon the side arm of said chair back, a vertical rearwardly inclinedfront leg having its intermediate portion pivotally mounted on the frontend of the side arm of said seat and its upper end disposed in thevicinity of the front end of said arm rest, an inverted U-shaped memberhaving its intermediate arm attached to the bottom face of said arm restand its side arms extended along the sides of the upper end of saidfront leg, a pin extending through the side arms of said U- shapedmember and the upper end of said front leg for pivotally supporting saidfront leg upon the front end of said arm rest, and a pivot limitingmember mounted on the upper end of said front leg, a plate locatedbetween the arms of said U-shaped member and against which said pivotlimiting member is adapted to abut for limiting pivoting of said parts,said pivot limiting member comprising a U-shaped member mounted upon theupper end of said front leg and between the arms of said first-mentionedUshaped member, and an abutment formed on the intermediate arms of saidsecond-mentioned U-shaped member and engageable against said plate inthe completely open position of said chair for limiting further pivotingof said leg with relation to said arm rest in one direction only, andmeans for shifting the position of said plate with relation to saidabutment for changing the angle through which said front leg will pivotwith relation to said arm rest before said abutment will strike saidplate to limit further pivoting.

2. In a folding chair, a substantially horizontal seat having a side armterminating in an auxiliary leg, a vertical rearwardly inclining chairback having a side arm pivotally mounted on the side arm of said seatand terminating in a rear leg disposed in front of said auxiliary leg, asubstantially horizontal arm rest having its rear end pivotallysupported upon the side arm of said chair back, a vertical rearwardlyinclined front leg having its intermediate portion pivotally mounted onthe front end of the side arm of said seat and its upper end disposed inthe vicinity of the front end of said arm rest, an inverted U-shapedmember having its intermediate arm attached to the bottom face of saidarm rest and its side arms extended along the sides of the upper end ofsaid front leg, .a pin extending through the side arms of said U- shapedmember and the upper end of said front leg for pivotally supporting saidfront leg upon the front end of said arm rest, and a pivot limitingmember mounted on the upper end of said front leg, a plate locatedbetween the arms and against which said pivot limiting member is adaptedto abut for limiting pivoting of said parts, said pivot limiting membercomprising a U-shaped member mounted upon the upper end of said frontleg and between the arms of said first-mentioned U-shaped member, and anabutment formed on the intermediate arm of said second-mentionedU-shaped member and engageable against said plate in the completely openposition of said chair for limiting further pivoting of said leg withrelation to said arm rest in one direction only, a screw rotativelyengaged through said arm rest and extending between the arms of saidfirst-mentioned U- shaped member, means for preventing upward movementof said screw with relation to said arm rest, said plate beingthreadedly engaged upon the bottom end of said screw so that when saidscrew is rotated said plate will be moved towards and away from saidsecond-mentioned U-shaped member to control the angle through which saidleg will pivot by said abutment striking said plate.

FREDERICK HASCHKE.

